Becker House Detective
Created by Martin Kitsch
The hero of Becker: House Detective, another CBC radio series, BECKER clues us in on his lot in life:
"The Queen of the Rockies. A Grand Hotel. About the last thing you'd expect to find in the Rockies in 1923, but then I may be the last thing you'd expect to find in a Grand Hotel. I'm the House Detective. Becker's the name. Just Becker."
So he's a 1920s house dick who, like the hotel, is a little out of place. It seems Becker has a few surprises in his past: a fancy pants eastern education (which, even then, must have gone over real well in Alberta), a stint as a mountain guide, of all things, and a tragedy that haunts him. and so he throws himself into his work, trying to protect the hotel and its guests from all sorts of trouble. And oh what guests! Film stars, American senators, European explorers, con men, flappers and maybe, just maybe, a gangster or two. Through it all, Becker tries to keep a cool head.
- BECKER: HOUSE DETECTIVE
(1996, CBC)
13 episodes
Created and written by Martin Kitsch
Produced and directed by Martin Fishman.
Starring Andy Maton as BECKER
Stephen Haire as Dickey
and David Lorrainey as Francois
Hosted by Bob Boving
Period music arranged by Miles Jackson
"A View of Mount Von Relling" (April 6, 1996)
"The Wicked World of Mary Hunter" (April 13, 1996)
Take a trip back in time to the 1920s tonight when The
Mystery Project presents Episode Two of Becker. Becker is
the House Detective at a luxurious resort in the Rockies.
And this week, he finds intrigue and villainy mixed into a
dish that's hard to swallow. That's this evening on
the Mystery Project at 6:30 (7:30 AT, 8:00 NT) on CBC Radio.
"Pearl" (April 20, 1996)
Travel back in time to the Roaring Twenties this week for
another episode of "Becker" on The Mystery Project. Becker
is the House Detective at a luxury resort in the Rockies.
And this week he's faced with international intrigue that
requires very delicate handling. Becker and a lady named
Pearl, this week on The Mystery Project, Saturday evening at
6:30 (7:30 AT, 8:00 NT) on CBC Radio.
"Hotels Are My Life" (April 27, 1996)This week on the Mystery Project, "Hotels Are My Life,"
another adventure with Becker, the house detective at a
luxury resort in the Rockies. When a valuable necklace
disappears from the hotel safe, suspicion falls on Becker's
nemesis, Mr. Hickey, the hotel manager. Becker reluctantly
delves into Hickey's past to recover the jewels and clear
the boss's name. That's this evening on Mystery Project at
6:30 (7:30 AT, 8:00 NT) on CBC Radio.
"A Single Green Feather" (May 4, 1996)Tonight on the Mystery Project, Becker, the House
Detective at a luxury resort in the Rockies, finally gets a
day off. So what happens? A corpse falls - literally -
across his path. A single green feather stuck into the dead
man's hatband leads Becker into the world of rare birds,
the people who hunt them, and those who try to protect them.
Hear "A Single Green Feather" Saturday on The Mystery
Project, at 6:30 (7:30 AT; 8:00 NT) on CBC Radio.
"A Friend From Chicago" (May 11, 1996)
This week on The Mystery Project, another adventure with
Becker, the House Detective at an exclusive resort in the
Rockies back in the Roaring Twenties. This week, a
particularly gruesome murder and "a friend from Chicago"
draw Becker through the hotel's back corridors to confront
a legendary gangster. That's Becker, Saturday evening on
Mystery Project at 6:30 (7:30 AT, 8:00 NT) on CBC Radio.
"An Expensive Bottle of Poison" (May 18, 1996)
There's one thing that's a bit puzzling about Becker, the
current series on The Mystery Project. Becker is the House
Detective at a luxury resort in the Rockies. And you have to
wonder why people keep booking into a hotel where guests
seem to drop like flies. They're shot...stabbed...thrown
over cliffs...and this week is no exception. Three
people are poisoned. And Becker's best friend, Chef Francois
Martel, is in it up to his spatula. Food for thought...or a
recipe for disaster, this week with Becker on The Mystery
Project at 6:30 (7:30 AT, 8:00 NT) on CBC Radio.
"Only Poetry" (May 25, 1996)
Saturday on the Mystery Project, a reading by a
distinguished British poet touches off a series of brutal
assaults. Becker joins forces with the new editor of the
local newspaper to uncover the truth in "Only Poetry,"
Saturday on the Mystery Project at 6:30 (7:30 AT, 8:00 NT)
on CBC Radio.
"A Long, Long Trail" (June 1, 1996)This week on the Mystery Project, "A Long, Long Trail." The
budding romance between Becker and Fiona Highwood hits a
pothole this week, when a young Englishwoman is robbed and
cannot pay her bill at the hotel. Fiona has one assessment
of the situation, and Becker has another. Who is right?
Find out Saturday on the Mystery Project at 6:30 (7:30 AT,
8:00 NT) on CBC Radio.
"White Lightning" (June 8, 1996)
This week on the Mystery Project, "White Lightning."
Confronted with the murder of a young disabled woman,
Becker begins to find his job unbearable. He turns to Fiona
for support. And together, they enter the world of those
who believe in miracles and those who prey on the hopes and
dreams of the disabled.
That's Saturday evening onthe Mystery Project at 6:30
(7:30 AT, 8:00 NT) on CBC Radio.
"The Magistrate Arrives On Wednesday" (June 15, 1996)
"The Hunt" (June 22, 1996)
'The Kill" (June 29, 1996)
This week on The Mystery Project, the conclusion of a
cliffhanger, and the "Becker" series. Becker is caught in a
deadly game. Solve the riddle and lose Fiona. Can he defeat
the demons within and at the same time rescue Fiona? Find
out this evening on the Mystery Project at 6:30 (7:30 AT,
8:00 NT) on CBC Radio.
From Calgary
Reviewer:
Alyosha48
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December 2, 2021
Subject:
My thanks,
Sincere thanks for the tip; archive has an incredible amount of quite excellent
content which, can take an age to trawl through, as a consequence getting a recommendation is always worth checking out.
Once finished with Becker I shall definitely check out your recommendation; after all, if it’s written in a similar way to the lovely Agatha Christie, then surely it has to be good.
P.S. apologies for both poor grammar and typos in my op, not to mention misspelling the eponymous ‘Becker!’ 🙄
Reviewer:
radioannouncer
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December 1, 2021
Subject:
Thank you for your excellent review!
Your comment is much appreciated.
Might I suggest this very different series if you haven't found it yet:
Recipe for Murder
https://archive.org/details/recipe-for-murder
Eight mystery stories a co-production of CBC Radio and ZBS. The stories are rather congenial, like an Agatha Christie BBC mystery, a lot of fascinating and slightly eccentric characters, wonderful dialogue, an occasional body, with a gentle humor throughout.
The hero, Jean-Claude, is a young sous-chef living in Montréal. In the first episode,
It's my favorite!~
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